Architecture

Great Pyramid of Giza

Feature 5 facts about the Great Pyramid of Giza

The leaning tower of Pisa

Q&A Why does the Tower of Pisa lean to one side?

Families in a London slum, c1900

From slums to suburbs: Britain’s council house revolution

Winchester Cathedral

From King Alfred to Jane Austen: a historical tour of Winchester

Chatsworth House, where Elizabeth I ordered for Mary, Queen of Scots to be imprisoned after she abdicated and fled from Scotland to England in 1567. (Photo by Chatsworth House Trust)

Britain’s 7 most amazing stately homes

High heaven: Lindisfarne Castle rises above the beach. It's a steep climb to the castle entrance. (Photo by Alamy)

History Explorer The Holy Island of Lindisfarne

St Fagans Castle and gardens

A visit to St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff

Frogmore Cottage

Your history guide to Frogmore Cottage, the home of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Marc Morris at BBC History Magazine's 2017 History Weekend (Photo by Steve Sayers)

Secrets of Britain’s castles

Notre Dame of Paris at first light (Photo by Captblack76-Dreamstime.com)

Notre-Dame

Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, 15 April 2019. Yet despite the devastation, the fire is “not the worst chapter in its 850-year history”, argues Dr Emily Guerry. (Patrick Anidjar/AFP/Getty Images)

Notre-Dame fire “not the worst chapter in its 850-year history”

Notre-Dame cathedral, which dates back to 1163. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images)

Notre-Dame cathedral: 10 historical facts

Towards the end of the third century BC, the First Emperor of China sought to make his new state immortal by shielding it with what would be the earliest predecessor to the Great Wall. (Photo by Jean-Luc PETIT/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

General ancient history

A brief history of border walls – from 2,000 BC to Trump’s Mexico wall

Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd, Wales. (Photo by Getty Images)

5 British castles with romantic histories